Supreme Court of India

Kaushalya Devi and Others v. Baijnath Sayal and Others.

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Reported as [1961] 3 S.C.R. 769
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 9 February 1961

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Suit against Minor-Preliminary decree on consent by guardian without leave of court-If a nullity-If can be set aside in appeal against final decree-Code of Civil Procedure, r908 (Act V of r908), s. 97, 0. 32, r. 7. Order 32, r. 7(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which is intended to protect the interest of the minor, really means that an agreement or compromise entered into on behalf of the minor in contravention of 0. 32, r. 7(1) is voidable only at the instance of the minor and not at the instance of any other party to it. Such contravention does not render the agreement or decree a

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